Divorce is as common in Niger as in Norway
DIVORCE: Despite variations in bride prices, getting married in Niger can be costly, and women are obligated to repay the bride price in the event of a divorce.
Norway
IDFA Country Focus: Chile
The International Documentary Festival Amsterdam kicks off its festival today through 6 December 2020 (online market shave been open since
The fireball at the end of the world
COSMOS: In his tireless search for uncanny strangeness, Herzog encounters different types of meteorite-hunters who look for a lived connection with the larger cosmos – and explores the deeper causes of our apocalyptic thrills.
«Now, in the midst of pandemic constraints, is the best time to reflect on the essential role of the films, cinema, film festivals»
ASTRA FILM FESTIVAL: Head of Programming Csilla Kato speaks on the Romanian documentary festival’s 2020 hybrid edition, its challenges, and the post-pandemic industry.
We documented everything in place for a Palestinian state
The Palestine Annex: Salam Fayyad, former Prime Minister of Palestine, Ramallah (2014)
A woman’s struggle with reality
WOMEN OF EUROPE: Sweden’s former Foreign and Vice Prime Minister Margot Wallström believes we currently live in a world of autocrats, where Nordic welfare values have poor conditions.
A future Palestinian state can only be sustainable if it has a good relationship with Israel
The Palestine Annex: Espen Barth Eide, former Foreign Minister, Jerusalem (2013)
A step at a time
MIGRANTS: Journey into a new life for a Syrian refugee and his son is a poignant story of love and courage.
To ask questions that are intellectually stimulating and emotionally engaging
INTERVIEW«My background was from journalism, I had to learn film language», says Benjamin Ree on his The Painter and the Thief.
«I see the genre’s remarkable momentum going on for some time»
FESTIVAL de CANNES: The head of Cannes Docs, Marché du Film – Festival de Cannes, Pierre-Alexis Chevit, speaks on the documentary focused initiative at the world-renowned film festival.
Everything connects to everything else
SOCIETY: Slow cinema about a plastic spoon and a society at the highest levels of development.